Isolation and characterization of an early colonizing Rhizobium sp. R8 from a household toilet bowl.

Autor: Toru Fukano, Mitsuhiro Gomi, Yukihiko Osaki, Masaaki Morikawa
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Zdroj: Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry; Jul2015, Vol. 79 Issue 7, p1207-1215, 9p
Abstrakt: The article presents a study aimed at clarifying the transition of biofilm formation on toilet bowls and characterizing one of the early colonizers, Rhizobium sp. R8, a closest relative to Rhizobium giardinii, which exhibited the highest biofilm formation activity in an artificial urine condition. Topics discussed include the change in bacterial community structure of the biofilm samples, isolation of early colonizing bacteria, and membrane protein analysis of R8.
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